The Monroe Area Purple Hurricanes will challenge the Oconee County Warriors at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Both teams took a loss in their last game, so they'll have plenty of motivation to get the 'W'.
Monroe Area is headed into the game out to prove that what happened against Cherokee Bluff last Friday (when they were outscored in every quarter) was just a minor bump in the road. Monroe Area was outmatched by Cherokee Bluff on the road and fell 52-24. The Purple Hurricanes have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The match pitted two dominant signal callers against one another in Forrest Ross and Brooks Brien. Brien had a great game and threw for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 11.6 yards per attempt. Meanwhile, Ross was balling out in the loss, throwing for 214 yards and a touchdown, while also punching in a touchdown on the ground.
Meanwhile, after some red-hot attacks on offense in their last four contests, Oconee County finally came back down to earth on Thursday. They fell 17-10 to Cherokee Bluff. The Warriors' loss signaled the end of their four-game winning streak.
Oconee County might have lost, but man, Caiden Wood was a machine: he rushed for 107 yards and a touchdown.
Monroe Area's defeat dropped their record down to 4-3. As for Oconee County, their loss dropped their record down to 4-4.
Monroe Area came up short against Oconee County in their previous matchup back in October of 2023, falling 14-7. A big factor in that loss was the dominant performance of Oconee County's Titus Watkins, who rushed for 97 yards and a touchdown. Now that Monroe Area knows the damage he can cause, will they be able to stop him this time? There's only one way to find out.
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